The remains of the day- Stevens and Miss Kenton
- Created by: laurastobie
- Created on: 04-04-16 15:39
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- Remains of the Day
- Stevens
- Unreliable narrator
- Unaware of his feelings for Miss Kenton- highlights the tragedy that he can't admit his feelings or can't articulate them.
- Loyalty to Lord Darlington
- Seen as both tragic and honourable
- Honour- He is dedicated to his profession and wants to please
- Tragic- dedicated to such an immoral man, denies knowing him so is aware of the implications of knowing LD
- Seen as both tragic and honourable
- Missed Opportunities- remains of the day
- Pier- ending, metaphor for the remaining time in his life
- Could be seen as the remaining time that he can make good or the time he has missed out on
- Meets retired butler- "The evenings the best part of the day"
- "I should adopt a more positive outlook and try to make the best of what remains of my day"
- "a couple more years and it might be too late" grey haired man
- Pier- ending, metaphor for the remaining time in his life
- Unreliable narrator
- Miss Kenton
- Unhappy with decisions- regret
- "she is pondering with regretted decisions" - Letter to return to DH
- Cynical "bound to be let down" Lisa's resignation to be a wife. Ironic as her true feelings are shown about her marriage to Mr Benn
- ""the rest of my life stretches out like an emptiness before me"
- Missed Opportunities- remains of the day
- Pier- ending, metaphor for the remaining time in his life
- Could be seen as the remaining time that he can make good or the time he has missed out on
- Meets retired butler- "The evenings the best part of the day"
- "I should adopt a more positive outlook and try to make the best of what remains of my day"
- "a couple more years and it might be too late" grey haired man
- Pier- ending, metaphor for the remaining time in his life
- Missed Opportunities- remains of the day
- "what a terrible mistake I made with my life"- realises the cause unlike Stevens who doesn't even realise
- Attempts to show Stevens her feelings
- "I believe I thought of it as simply another ruse, Mr Stevens, to annoy you"
- Flowers
- Symbolises Miss Kenton brightening and bringing feeling to Stevens life
- Stevens rejection of the flowers shows his inability to accept change and his feelings- repression
- Unhappy with decisions- regret
- Their relationship
- Flowers
- Symbolises Miss Kenton brightening and bringing feeling to Stevens life
- Stevens rejection of the flowers shows his inability to accept change and his feelings- repression
- Realisation of Stevens soft centre
- "to prise the book away, practically one finger at a time" "simply a sentimental love story"
- Resolution of feelings
- "I get to thinking about a life I might have had with you, Mr Stevens"
- "at that moment my heart was breaking" still refuses to tell her his feelings
- Admirable that he restrains himself from telling her he loves her to prevent her heartbreak and regret.
- Honour- He is dedicated to his profession and wants to please
- Tragic- Still seems repressed and doesn't have the courage to tell her
- Admirable that he restrains himself from telling her he loves her to prevent her heartbreak and regret.
- Flowers
- Stevens
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